Pereskia
genus of tropical American shrubby trees and woody climbers having slender branches with broad flat leaves and large panicles of flowers • Syn: genus Pereskia, Peireskia, genus Peireskia • Hypernyms: caryophylloid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: Cactaceae, family Cactaceae, cactus family • Member Meronyms: Barbados gooseberry, Barbados-gooseberry vine, Pereskia aculeata
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